noun, masculine/ɑ̃.piʁ/plural: empires
empire; influence, authority, dominion
“Quelle injustice aux Dieux, d'abandonner au femmes / Un empire si grand sur les plus belles âmes” — What injustice from the gods, to give up for women / Such great dominion over the most beautiful souls
Inherited from Old French empire, from Latin imperium.